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Bezique Counter, c.1740-60

Bezique is a game of cards in which the knave of diamonds and queen of spades together form ‘Bezique’. This gilt bronze bezique counter has moveable markers cast with the signs of the four suits (two on each side). These swing backwards and forwards to act as markers....
Gilt bronze
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